Broadcast News (1987)
A high-strung news producer finds herself in a love triangle between a talented but self-doubting reporter and a charming news anchor who embodies the growing trivialization of news that she is determined to fight against.
Director: James L. Brooks
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Holly Hunter as Jane Craig |
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William Hurt as Tom Grunick |
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Albert Brooks as Aaron Altman |
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Robert Prosky as Ernie Merriman |
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Lois Chiles as Jennifer Mack |
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Joan Cusack as Blair Litton |
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Peter Hackes as Paul Moore |
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Christian Clemenson as Bobby |
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Jack Nicholson as Bill Rorich |
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Robert Katims as Martin Klein |
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Ed Wheeler as George Wein |
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Stephen Mendillo as Gerald Grunick |
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Kimber Shoop as Young Tom |
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Dwayne Markee as Young Aaron |
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Gennie James as Young Jane |
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Leo Burmester as Jane's Dad |
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Amy Brooks as Elli Merriman |
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Jane Welch as Anne Merriman |
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Jonathan Benya as Clifford Altman |
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Frank Doubleday as Mercenary |
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Sally Knight as Lila |
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Manuel Alvarez as Spanish Cameraman |
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Luis Valderrama as Guerilla Leader |
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Francisco Garcia as Guerilla Soldier |
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Richard Thomsen as General McGuire |
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Nat Benchley as Commander |
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Marita Geraghty as Date-Rape Woman |
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Nicholas D. Blanchet as Weekend News Producer |
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Maura Moynihan as Makeup Woman |
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Chuck Lippman as Floor Manager |
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Nannette Rickert as Paul's Secretary |
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Timothy W. White as Edward Towne |
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Peggy Pridemore as Tom's Soundwoman |
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Emily Crowley as Emily |
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Gerard Ender as Newsroom Worker |
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David Long as Donny |
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Joshua Billings as Chyron Operator |
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Glenn Faigen as Technical Director |
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Robert Grevemberg Jr. as Technical Director |
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Richard Pehle as Control Room Director |
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James V. Franco as Weekend News Director |
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Jimmy Mel Green as Assistant Director |
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Raoul N. Rizik as Assistant Director |
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Mike Skehan as Technician |
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Franklyn L. Bullard as Audio Visual Engineer |
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Glen Roven as News Theme Writer |
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Marc Shaiman as News Theme Writer |
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Alex Mathews as Lecture Host |
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Steve Smith as Aaron's Cameraman |
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Martha Smith as Aaron's Soundwoman |
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Cynthia B. Hayes as Mother in Hall |
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Dean Nitz as Young Tough |
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Phil Ugel as Young Tough |
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Lance Wain as Young Tough |
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Susan Marie Feldman as Ellen |
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Jean Bourne Carinci as Tom's Female Colleague |
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M. Fekade-Salassie as Cab Driver |
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Gerald F. Gough as Uniformed Cop |
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Robert Rasch as Defense Dept. Spokesman |
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Robert V. Walsh as NATO Spokesman |
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John Cusack as Angry Messenger |
| Camera | Michael Ballhaus | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Richard Marks | Editor |
| Production | Polly Platt | Executive Producer |
| Production | James L. Brooks | Producer |
| Directing | James L. Brooks | Director |
| Sound | Bill Conti | Original Music Composer |
| Sound | Cindy Marty | Foley Editor |
| Sound | Mark P. Stoeckinger | Foley Editor |
| Sound | Beth Bergeron | Supervising ADR Editor |
| Sound | Jeff Rosen | ADR Editor |
| Sound | Jessica Gallavan | ADR Editor |
| Sound | Dave Kulczycki | Dialogue Editor |
| Editing | Bob Hagans | Color Timer |
| Art | Harold Fuhrman | Set Designer |
| Art | Bruce J. Gfeller | Construction Coordinator |
| Sound | Frank Smathers | Dialogue Editor |
| Crew | Anne Marie Stein | Unit Publicist |
| Sound | Charleen Richards-Steeves | ADR Recordist |
| Production | Stuart Neumann | Location Manager |
| Art | Steve Callas | Construction Foreman |
| Production | Barbara Harris | ADR Voice Casting |
| Lighting | Jerry DeBlau | Best Boy Electric |
| Art | Mark Wade | Property Master |
| Camera | John Lowry | Dolly Grip |
| Editing | Donah Bassett | Negative Cutter |
| Directing | David Sardi | Second Assistant Director |
| Directing | Yudi Bennett | First Assistant Director |
| Camera | Dennis Gamiello | Key Grip |
| Production | Peggy Pridemore | Location Assistant |
| Sound | Joseph F. Brennan | Boom Operator |
| Production | Cynthia Streit | Production Coordinator |
| Art | Jane Bogart | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Carl Fullerton | Makeup Artist |
| Camera | Kerry Hayes | Still Photographer |
| Camera | David M. Dunlap | Camera Operator |
| Camera | Gábor Kövér | First Assistant Camera |
| Crew | Jery Hewitt | Stunt Coordinator |
| Costume & Make-Up | Molly Maginnis | Costume Design |
| Editing | Karen I. Stern | First Assistant Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Colleen Callaghan | Hairstylist |
| Directing | Mary Bailey | Script Supervisor |
| Art | Charles Rosen | Production Design |
| Sound | Bob Badami | Music Editor |
| Sound | Kevin O'Connell | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Production | David V. Lester | Unit Production Manager |
| Sound | Patrick Drummond | Sound Effects Editor |
| Sound | Donald O. Mitchell | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | Robert Grieve | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Sound | Linda Whittlesey | Sound Effects Editor |
| Production | Susan Zirinsky | Associate Producer |
| Production | Penney Finkelman Cox | Co-Producer |
| Sound | Rick Kline | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Production | Ellen Chenoweth | Casting |
| Lighting | John W. DeBlau | Gaffer |
| Production | Kristi Zea | Associate Producer |
| Sound | Jacqueline Cristianini | Dialogue Editor |
| Sound | Thomas Causey | Sound Mixer |
| Art | Saul Bass | Title Designer |
| Crew | David Siegel | Transportation Coordinator |
| Writing | James L. Brooks | Writer |